Session 17—Koi no uta in prose works
Topics for this session
Love poems embedded in prose: examples from the 歌物語 genre 『伊勢物語
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Brief comments on the close relationship of prose and poem in the genre うたーものがたり（歌物語）
Poems for this session
- 28A 白玉か何ぞと人の問ひし時つゆと答へて消えなましものを
- 28B いとどしく過ぎゆく方の恋しきにうらやましくもかへる浪かな
- In-class: 月やあらぬ春やむかしの春ならぬわが身ひとつはもとの身にして
Details
28A 白玉か何ぞと人の問ひし時つゆと答へて消えなましものを
しらたま | か | なに | ぞ | と | ひと | の | とひ | し | とき | つゆ | と | こへ | て | きえ | な | まし | ものを
Collection: Ise monogatari 6
Author: 在原業平 (ありわらのなりひら)
Special requests for preparing this poem
- Read the full episode on bSpace
- Spend a little time with this web page: http://www.gregorius.jp/presentation/page_48.html
28B いとどしく過ぎゆく方の恋しきにうらやましくもかへる浪かな
いとどしく | すぎゆく | かた | の | こひしき | に | うらやましく | も | かへる | 浪 | かな
Collection: Ise monogatari 7
Author: 在原業平 (ありわらのなりひら)
Special requests for preparing this poem
- Read the full episode on bSpace
In-class: 月やあらぬ春やむかしの春ならぬわが身ひとつはもとの身にして
Collection: Ise monogatari 4
Author: 在原業平 (ありわらのなりひら)
Special requests for preparing this poem
- Nothing. This is an in-class exercise — preparing the poem ahead of time probably just complicates things.
Poems are covered in the order presented. We may not be able to discuss all poems listed. It is likely that I will add links and preparation requests as we go along, even in the last hour before class. There is no class participation grade so all of this work is optional, but interesting, and will enhance your ability to share in the session. Poem details are given in class and not repeated. Take excellent notes. They are the basis for the test. Our course goals in order of priority: 1) above all, appreciation of the poem as a poem, 2) understanding the components of the poems (the words in their function as grammar and their history in poems), 3) details of authors and collections. Prepare with these priorities in mind.